kickers

noun

plural of kicker
1
as in kicks

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as in naggers

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Recent Examples of kickers The team has three kickers on the active roster, with Koo joining veteran Cade York and German kicker Lenny Krieg in what should be a competition that runs for most of the offseason. — Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 28 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kickers
  1. kicks
  2. defeatists
  3. surprises
  4. nitpickers
  5. bombshells
  6. pessimists
  7. disclosures
  8. exposures
Noun
  • Beamer’s acumen in the game’s third phase comes from father, Hall of Famer Frank Beamer, whose Virginia Tech teams won games by blocking kicks and using trick plays.
    — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Those machines were also controlled by human operators, and the matches included punches, kicks and knockdowns.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
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  • Hegseth largely declined to provide specifics, instead denouncing critics as defeatists, questioning their patriotism and insisting the mission had broad public support.
    — Nik Popli, Time, 29 Apr. 2026
Definition of defeatists
Noun
  • The New York Giants are one of the NFL's biggest surprises this season, sitting atop the NFC East.
    — Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026
  • So coastal regions can’t let their guard down yet – the season could bring more surprises.
    — Christopher Davis, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of surprises
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  • Alas, nitpickers can point to some moves in which Atlanta went backward.
    — John Hollinger, New York Times, 1 May 2026
  • Maybe that’s why, compared with some other kinds of nitpickers, pop critics can seem especially extraneous.
    — Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Definition of nitpickers
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  • The Royal Family, whose relations with Spencer have long been strained, are said to fear the book could contain numerous bombshells about Charles and Diana’s relationship, which was infamously plagued by adultery and acrimony.
    — K.J. Yossman, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Her mother, Jayne Mansfield, rose to fame as one of the 1950s’ most recognizable blonde bombshells.
    — Makena Gera, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of bombshells
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  • My favourite part of this exercise is seeing the distribution of optimists and pessimists.
    — Janson Duench, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Some pessimists think Chalamet may be vulnerable to poaching given recent headlines, but others reject the idea.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of pessimists
Noun
  • These firms also passed a due diligence check, including any regulatory disclosures.
    — Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,Kelli Grant, CFP®, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Haugen filed whistleblower complaints with the SEC and testified before the Senate, and her disclosures have since helped drive a wave of lawsuits against social media companies.
    — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of disclosures
Noun
  • Hartung, who leads the clinic’s home care program, knows a family who skipped going to church for more than month to avoid possible measles exposures to their vulnerable infant.
    — Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026
  • This summer, however, North Carolina saw a large increase in exposures when baby goats at a roving petting zoo that had attended events all over the state tested positive, the Charlotte Observer previously reported.
    — Eva Flowe October 7, Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of exposures

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“Kickers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kickers. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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